Headdress Pin
Headdress Ornament
54-17-1
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 54-17-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Manchu |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 18th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Walrus Ivory | Dye |
| Technique | Dyed |
| Description | Manchu woman's headdress pin of green-dyed walrus ivory. Dye of copper oxide was originally applied to walrus ivory to imitate jade or malachite, later highly prized for itself. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Stephen D. Pyle, 1954 |
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